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North Dakota
0.5 mi
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Ridgeline Nature Trail
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<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="531"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="252"> <p>Explore the badlands environment along a nature trail with moderate to steep grades. Take along a trail brochure, available at the trailhead, to learn as you adventure. This trail has stairs.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
Coal Vein Trail Post 14: Grassland
~5 min drive
When the underground coal fire was burning, this area looked more like a wasteland than a grassland. After the fire burned out, prairie plants reclaimed the land slowly over time.<br /> <br /> From a distance, prairie may look plain, but it is actually one of the most diverse…
Coal Creek
~18 min drive
Easy out-and-back creek walk in North Dakota.
Buffalo Gap
~19 min drive
Moderate 11.90-mile out-and-back badlands hike through scenic canyon terrain.
Ice Caves
~47 min drive
3-mile out-and-back hike to natural ice cave formations in North Dakota badlands.
Coal Vein Trail Post 13: Slumping
~5 min drive
The hill in front of you has the appearance of sliding slowly into a jumble. That is exactly what it is doing through a process called slumping.<br /> <br /> When the coal vein burned under this area, cracks formed in the hillside. Rain flowing into the cracks weakens the hill…
Buffalo Gap Loop
~18 min drive
Easy 2.68-mile loop through North Dakota's scenic Buffalo Gap area.
Maah Daah Hey - North Dakota
~1h 1m drive
Point-to-point badlands trail featuring dramatic formations and prairie views.
Coal Vein Trail Post 1: Layers
~5 min drive
Each layer of rock has its own origin story, told by its color.<br /> <br /> <span style="color:#e74c3c;"><strong>Brick-Red</strong></span><br /> <strong>Clinker</strong> forms when coal veins catch fire and bake the rock above, changing it into this much harder, red rock.<br…
Summit Viewpoint
~1h 15m drive
Quick out-and-back hike to scenic viewpoint in North Dakota.
Cottonwood
~1h 2m drive
13.86-mile out-and-back badlands hike with expansive prairie views.